Wikipedia iOS app updated to include more personalization

Wikipedia 5.0 now live on the Apple App Store.

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India Today Web Desk

New Delhi

March 11, 2016

UPDATED: March 14, 2016 11:41 IST

Wikipedia is rolling out a redesigned app for its iOS
iteration, as reported by TechCrunch.

The latest 5.0 version of Wikipedia brings a host of new
things into play. The major change being more personalized content and photos
in the daily feed. The suggestions will be based on what you read on the app. The
app also takes advantage of the 3D touch and Spotlight Search technology in the iPhone 6s
and iPhone 6s Plus.

There will also be more of random and top-read articles as
well as things like a picture of the day and information about nearby places. Sharing
articles via social media or email has now become easier too after the update.
The app will take advantage of another iOS-specific feature namely Handoff.
This will help streamline the content availability across devices.

Wikipedia has been working on making the app utilitarian
since quite a while with great changes in the mobile foray. Things like offline
access and editing on the mobile were introduced in the past.

Wikipedia app on the iOS is surprisingly not in the top apps
list despite its brand awareness. Hence, with the new updates the organisation
is trying to change that quickly.